Conflict Journalism

Literature
Book Discussions
Panel Discussion
Tuesday, 16th September 2014
From 6:30pm to 8:00pm (IST)
Alliance Française de Bombay, Theosophy Hall, Marine Lines, Mumbai - 400020.
Free

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Exploring the dangers and ethical dilemmas that conflict journalists have to face, Avid Learning in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bombay present Conflict Journalism: Where the World meets India. Veteran journalist Patrice Vanoni in conversation with award-winning author and journalist Dilip D'Souza, will explore these complex issues, illustrating their views with a screening of a documentary and retelling stories from Vanoni's lengthy career.

Faculty

Patrice Vanoni

Patrice Vanoni

International Journalist and Reporter

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Dilip D'souza

Dilip D'souza

Award Winning Author and Journalist

Dilip D'Souza is a writer, journalist and occasional activist. He writes on social and political issues, travel and current affairs, and also writes a well-known mathematics column for Mint. Dilip has written three books ('Branded by Law', 'The Narmada Dammed', 'Roadrunner') and has essays in a number of anthologies. Some of his longer essays include 'House in a Slum? You Can't Afford It' (Washington Post, on housing concerns in Mumbai), 'Major Habib Ahmed's Journey From Pakistan to India' (Forbes India, about a Pakistani major's return to India after 62 years), 'A Few Good Doctors' (Fountain Ink magazine, on rural health in Chhattisgarh) and 'Get to the Top' (Caravan magazine, on the coaching class phenomenon in Kota, Rajasthan). He has won several prestigious awards for his writing, including the Statesman Rural Reporting Award, the Times of India/Red Cross prize, the TimeOut Travel Writing Award, the Sanctuary Magazine prize and the Outlook/Picador nonfiction prize for his essay 'Ride Across The River' (about an Army officer killed in action in Kashmir, examining patriotism through his example). His article about two young engineers was one of the inspirations for the movie Swades. He has written for most major publications in India and several abroad.  Dilip has a BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (BITS Pilani) and a MS in Computer Science from Brown University in the USA. He studied and worked as a software engineer in United States from 1981 to 1992 when he returned to India to write full time.

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Collaborations

Alliance Francaise de Bombay
Alliance Francaise de Bombay

Press Coverage

Open Forum

Open Forum

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Hindustan Times
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Explore Conflict Journalism

Explore Conflict Journalism

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Mumbai Mirror
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